Not sure about Steele going, I think the issue is partly his wages. We would need a top top replacement, which makes me think that the money would need to be good for Steele to tempt us.

I am glad Raya is the No.1, as we can see his ability to literally save points with his shot stopping ability. The up side is massive, if we can develop him into a seasoned goalkeeper and what better opportunity to do so when we have gone down a division.

However, he does need someone pushing him, as the jury is still out. He hasn't proven himself fully yet.

Bowyer and Coyle tried him and he didn't convince. Shot stopping was there, but I think he still felt he was on the play ground and took a few too many risks. One I remember was firing the ball into Tommy's Spur's chest. A great kick, but Tommy didn't have the ability to receive the ball there. I think that mistake cost us a goal, as the ball was robbed and a couple of minutes later Raya was picking it out of his own net. He lost confidence after that and was rightly replaced after a few more gaffs by Steele.

However, his performances at the back end of last season seemed to show that he has matured. Use your ability to distribute the ball in the right ways, taking into account that you aren't kicking the ball to a £50M fullback! He has everything if he can continue to make the right decisions.

Steele was a good 'keeper, but we're always going to be comparing him to his predecessors. Robinson was very good, and Friedel was outstanding. Steele was always going to look worse, but made some crucial saves and generally played well.
I've been impressed with Raya, he's young but has shown some great technique and reactions. He's far from the finished product, but not bad at all.

I think it's too easy to expect a keeper to make up for the failings of the players in front of him (all 10 of them).

But that in essence is his job. Not much point in having a goalie who concedes every time one of his teammates screws up. I don't expect goalies to be infallible but they do need to bail the team out with some consistency. We were spoiled with having Friedel for so long, but now it's a weak position for us. I'm not convinced Raya is the answer either. Just as we need strikers who are going to score goals and win us points, we need a 'keeper who'll make the key saves and stop us dropping points.

I think you forget, or choose to ignore, how appalling the 10 people in front of him have been. If you expect a keeper to make up for the failings of the other 10 players at all times, you're going to be disappointed an awful lot.

Steele was one of the worst kickers of the ball I've ever seen in a Rovers goalkeeper's shirt. Length was OK but the number of times his kicks went for a throw in -to the opposition of course - was staggering.